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The Galaxy: A Magazine of Entertaining Reading. Volume XII (12). June 1871 - January 1872
by [James, Henry; Anthony Trollope; Ivan Turgenoff; Edward A. Pollard; Mark Twain]
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Savage, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Sheldon and Company, 1872. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover. Includes 2 articles by Henry James, chapters from Trollope's 'The Eustace Diamonds', Correspondence by Turgenoff, 'Romance of the Negro' by Pollard, and "About Barbers" by Mark Twain (page 283). Ex-library from Peoria. Rear board detached but present. Black leather spine and corners over dark green marbled paper covered boards. Gilt title to spine. Heavy wear and chipping to spine and edges of boards. Clean interior with red pen to title page. A good reading copy only. 882 pages. PER/052119.
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- Seller
- The Kelmscott Bookshop
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 33363
- Title
- The Galaxy: A Magazine of Entertaining Reading. Volume XII (12). June 1871 - January 1872
- Author
- [James, Henry; Anthony Trollope; Ivan Turgenoff; Edward A. Pollard; Mark Twain]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Sheldon and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1872
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About the Seller
The Kelmscott Bookshop
Biblio member since 2009
Savage, Maryland
About The Kelmscott Bookshop
Our bookshop is open by appointment only in Historic Savage Mill. We specialize in artists' books, private press, William Morris, and general rare and antique books.
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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